Tech coach Skip Holtz has been busy recruiting and unable to address the team's need for a safeties coach. A spokesman for the school said they still hope to have a coach in place by Feb. 10.

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Louisiana Tech is still searching for a safeties coach to round out its football staff, a school spokesperson said Friday.

The position is the final spot to be filled after former defensive coordinator Kim Dameron and linebackers coach Jeff Koonz left the program in January.

Former Texas defensive coordinator Manny Diaz was hired Jan. 21 to replace Dameron as well as to coach the linebackers. Diaz's ability to fill two voids allowed Tech coach Skip Holtz to pursue a potential safeties coach, which will help coach a secondary that is considered one of the Bulldogs' strengths in 2014. ...